AJR95: Joint Resolution Text

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1995 - 1996 LEGISLATURE

1995 Assembly JOINT RESOLUTION 95

March 26, 1996 - Introduced by Representatives Prosser, Jensen, Klusman, Brancel, Freese and Green, cosponsored by Senators Ellis, Rude and Weeden.

AJR95,1,1 Relating to: modifying the session schedule of the legislature.

Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau

This joint resolution modifies the session schedule of the legislature to: 1) provide for the adverse disposal upon adjournment on March 28, 1996, of any proposal not yet engrossed, passed or adopted by the house of origin; 2) permit the joint committee on finance, by majority vote, to revive any proposal adversely disposed of on March 28, 1996, if the proposal was in the joint committee on finance on March 28, 1996; and 3) prohibit the introduction after March 28, 1996, of further regular session proposals except by the joint committee on employment relations, the joint committee on legislative organization, the committee on assembly organization or the committee on senate organization. The joint resolution does not prohibit the introduction of proposals for special, extraordinary or veto review sessions or the continued consideration of proposals at any extended floorperiod.

AJR95,1,2 Resolved by the assembly, the senate concurring, That:

AJR95, s. 1 Section 1. 1995-1996 Session schedule modified. The session schedule of the legislature set forth by 1995 Senate Joint Resolution 1 (Enrolled Joint Resolution 1) is modified as follows:

AJR95,2,6 (1) No further introductions after March 28. Notwithstanding joint rule 83 (2), after the adjournment on March 28, 1996, of the March floorperiod, no further regular session proposals may be introduced for the balance of the legislative biennium except by the joint committee on employment relations, the joint committee on legislative organization, the committee on assembly organization or the committee on senate organization; but this subsection does not limit the introduction of proposals under joint rule 81 (2) (c) or 82 (1) or proposals required for the conduct of any special session called by the governor, of any extraordinary session called by the legislature or of the veto review session, or the continued consideration of any proposal during any extended floorperiod.

AJR95,2,10 (2) Adverse disposal. Upon the adjournment on March 28, 1996, of the March floorperiod, any proposal not yet engrossed, passed or adopted by the house of origin shall be deemed adversely disposed of for the biennial session and recorded as "failed to pass" or "failed to adopt".

AJR95,2,14 (3) Revival of proposals in joint committee on finance. After March 28, 1996, the joint committee on finance, by majority vote, may revive any proposal deemed adversely disposed of under subsection (2) if the proposal was in the joint committee on finance upon adjournment on March 28, 1996.

AJR95,2,15 (End)